Infographic: Illinois State Government Union Membership Over the Years

Since taking office, Gov. Bruce Rauner has reignited his anti-union rhetoric, in turn, irking many of the state’s influential union organizations that spent millions of dollars to keep him out of Springfield.

With the debate raging over Illinois’ public unions and local “right-to-work zone” initiatives, we’ve put together an infographic detailing both state government and private union membership statistics since 2000 -- the last time Illinois had a Republican governor.

The infographic is interactive; hover over or click on different data points to see the trends and changes since 2000. You also can view how Illinois’ public union membership compares to the rest of the states.

[Related: What is Rauner’s endgame in the battle over organized labor?]

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